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Market Cap:$7.6M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$179.7M
  • Public
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All references to we, us, our, SBS, our company or the Company in this report mean Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and all entities owned or controlled by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. and, if prior to 1994, mean our predecessor parent company Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, and its subsidiaries. Our executive offices are located at 2601 South Bayshore Drive, PH II, Coconut Grove, Florida 33133, our telephone number is (305) 441-6901, and our corporate website is www.spanishbroadcasting.com. We are the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment company in the United States. We own and/or operate 21 radio stations in markets that reach approximately 48% of the U.S. Hispanic population, and two television stations, which reach approximately 2.0 million households in the South Florida market, and nationally throughout the U.S. on DirecTV Mas. Our radio stations are located in six of the top-ten Hispanic markets of Los Angeles, New York, Puerto Rico, Chicago, Miami and San Francisco. The Los Angeles and New York markets have the largest and second largest Hispanic populations, and are also the largest and second largest radio markets in the United States in terms of advertising revenue, respectively. Our two television stations operate as one television operation, branded MegaTV. ...

Chairman, President & CEORaul Alarcon Jr.
Number of Employees 541
Contact Information

2601 S Bayshore Dr PH II

Coconut Grove, Florida 33133

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(305) 441-6901

NAICS Code Radio Networks: 515111

Recent Events

  • Pachanga Latino Music Festival Set

    5/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • In Brief - April 13, 2009

    4/13/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • Time Warner to Carry Univision

    4/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Mega TV Signs Advertising Sales Agreement With Spanish Television Sales

    2/03/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

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  • Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. Reports Results for the First Quarter 2009

    - 2009-05-15

    COCONUT GROVE, Fla., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (the "Company" or "SBS") today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Discussion and Results Raul Alarcon, Jr., Chairman and CEO, commented, "We made considerable progress in reducing our...

  • Top rank Florida[TM].(Table)

    - 2009-01-01

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  • Sorpresa! Programming Block to Air on Mega TV Broadcast Affiliate in Puerto Rico

    - 2008-09-15

    Families in Puerto Rico Can Now Enjoy Sorpresa!'s Unique In-Language, In-Culture Preschool Programming on Mega TV's WSJU-TV Channel 30 NEW YORK -- Families across Puerto Rico can now enjoy an in-language, in-culture preschool programming block on Mega TV's WSJU-TV Channel 30 featuring five popular programs from Sorpresa!, America's...

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Cynthia Hudson Chief Creative Officer of Megatv and Executive Vice President (Photo of Raul Alarcon Jr)
Frank Flores Chief Revenue Officer of The Radio Segment and General Manager of The Radio Market
Joseph A. Garcia Director, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer
Marko Radlovic Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President
William Tanner Executive Vice President of Programming
Joe Mackay Vice President, Natl Sales
Peter Remington Vice President & General Manager
Deborah Von Brod Director, Music & Media Licensing, Megatv
Isabel Bucaram-Montana Director of Marketing and Communications
Isidro Gonzalez Director, Sales

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Raul Alarcon Jr. Chairman, President & CEO
Antonio S. Fernandez Board of Directors
Dan Mason Board of Directors
Jason L. Shrinsky Board of Directors
Jose A. Villamil Board of Directors
Jose L. Villamil Board of Directors
Mitchell A. Yelen Board of Directors
Tony Villamil Board of Directors

Raúl Alarcón, Jr. joined us in 1983 as an account executive and has been our President and a director since October 1985 and our Chief Executive Officer since June 1994. On November 2, 1999, Mr. Alarcón, Jr. became our Chairman of the board of directors and continues as our Chief Executive Officer and President. Currently, Mr. Alarcón, Jr. is responsible for our long-range strategic planning and operational matters and is instrumental in the acquisition and related financing of each of our stations. Mr. Alarcón, Jr. is the son of Pablo Raúl Alarcón, Sr.

Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Chairman, President & CEO Current
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Owner Former

Cynthia Hudson became our Chief Creative Officer and Executive Vice President on January 3, 2006. Ms. Hudson is responsible for MegaTV and our bilingual Internet portals. From 1997-2005, Ms. Hudson served as Senior Vice President and Editorial Director of Cosmopolitan Television (a Hearst Entertainment and Syndication Group division), heading up the creation and development of the Cosmopolitan TV Networks. Ms. Hudson led the research, development and creation of Cosmo TV, overseeing design of original programs, on-air packaging, promotions and program acquisitions, as well as the creation and production of original formats. Ms. Hudson is an eight-time Emmy Award winning producer, writer and international television executive with over 20 years experience in both the U.S. broadcast and international cable TV industries.

Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Chief Creative Officer of Megatv and Executive Vice President (Photo of Raul Alarcon Jr) Current

Frank Flores became our Chief Revenue Officer of the radio segment and General Manager of the radio market on April 1, 2009. Previously, Mr. Flores was the General Manager and Vice President of the New York radio market from January 2005 to March 2009 and VP/Director of Sales from July 2004 to January 2005. Mr. Flores is responsible for overseeing the revenue and profit performance of all of our radio stations and the day-to-day operational matters of the New York radio market. Prior to joining us, he was the general sales manager from 2003 to 2004 and local sales manager the previous twelve years for WXRK-FM with Infinity Broadcasting Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Chief Revenue Officer of The Radio Segment and General Manager of The Radio Market Current
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Vice President, Sales Former

Joseph A. García has been our Chief Financial Officer since 1984, Executive Vice President since 1996 and Secretary since November 2, 1999. Mr. García is responsible for our financial affairs, operational matters and investor relations, and he has been instrumental in the acquisition and related financing of our stations. Before joining us in 1984, Mr. García spent thirteen years in international financial planning positions with Philip Morris Companies, Inc. and Revlon, Inc., where he was manager of financial planning for Revlon — Latin America.

Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Director, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer Current
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Board of Directors Current
Revlon, Inc. Manager of Financial Planning, Revlon Latin America Former

Marko Radlovic became our Chief Operating Officer of the Radio Segment on November 7, 2007 and has been our Executive Vice President since July 21, 2005. Previously, Mr. Radlovic was our Chief Operating Officer of the Company from July 21, 2005 through November 6, 2007 and was our Chief Revenue Officer from December 2003 through July 2005. Mr. Radlovic is responsible for day to day operational matters and overseeing the revenue and profit performance of all of our radio stations. Mr. Radlovic was Vice President/General Manager for our Los Angeles radio cluster from January 2002 until November 2003 and previously served as Vice President of Sales for the Los Angeles cluster. Prior to joining us, he was Market Manager for Cumulus Media in Southern California from January 2001 until August 2001 and was Vice President/General Manager for AM/FM Inc. in Los Angeles from October 1998 to October 2000.

Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President Current
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Senior Vice President & General Manager, Los Angeles Radio Market Former
Cumulus Media Inc. Market Manager Former
Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Executive Vice President of Programming Current
Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Vice President, Natl Sales Current
Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Vice President & General Manager Current
Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Director, Music & Media Licensing, Megatv Current
Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Director of Marketing and Communications Current
Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Director, Sales Current
Organization Position Status
Terremark Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mhone Director Current
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Director of Operations Former
Pace University B.B.A. Former
Organization Position Status
Sabo Media Partner Current
Sabo Media Advisor and Consultant Current
Sabo Mason Advisor and Consultant Current
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Board of Directors Current
First Media National Program Director Former
Westinghouse Former
Eastern Kentucky University Bachelor of Science Degree In Broadcasting Former

Jason L. Shrinsky became one of our directors on November 2, 1999. Mr. Shrinsky is a retired partner from the law firm Kaye Scholer LLP, which he joined as a partner in 1986. Mr. Shrinsky has been a lawyer counseling corporations and high net worth individuals on financings, mergers and acquisitions, other related financial transactions and regulatory procedures since 1964. Kaye Scholer LLP has served as our legal counsel for more than 20 years.

Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Board of Directors Current

Jose A. Villamil became one of our directors on June 30, 2004. Mr. Villamil has over 25 years of experience as a private business economist and as a senior policymaker of both the federal and State of Florida governments. Mr. Villamil is the Principal Advisor of The Washington Economics Group, Inc. where he previously served as Chief Executive Officer, serving in such position from 1993 to 1998 and from 2000 to 2008. From 1999 to 2000, he was Director for Tourism, Trade and Economic Development of Florida. Mr. Villamil served most recently as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors of Florida and a member of the board of directors of Enterprise Florida, Inc. Since April 2003, Mr. Villamil has been director of Mercantile CommerceBank, N.A. and CommerceBank Holding Corp. Most recently, Mr. Villamil was appointed to President George W. Bush’s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations. From 1989-1993, Mr. Villamil served as Chief Economist and later as Undersecretary for Economic Affairs at the United States Department of Commerce.

Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Board of Directors Current
Economic Development Director Former
Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mitchell A. Yelen became one of our directors on October 1, 2007. Mr. Yelen is currently the Director of tax services at Pinchasik, Strongin, Muskat, Stein & Company, P.A. where he has been employed since 1984 specializing in litigation support, complex tax research and financial planning. Mr. Yelen previously held positions at CPA firms: Kaufman, Rossin & Co., P.A. and Alexander Grant & Co., P.A. Among other degrees, he holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Northwestern University and a J.D. and L.L.M. in taxation from the University of Miami.

Organization Position Status
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Board of Directors Current
Northwestern University M.B.A. In Finance Former
Organization Position Status
Florida Taxwatch Business Economist Current
Florida International University Adjunct Prof of Competitive Strategy Current
The Washington Economics Group, Inc. Business Economist Current
Radeylaw Transition Economic Advisor Current
Hispanic Business Magazine Events Current
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Board of Directors Current
Commerce Bank, N.A. Board of Directors Current
The Washington Economics Group, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Lockheed Martin Corporation Former
Florida International University PhD In Economics Former
Louisiana State University PhD Degree. Former
Louisiana State University Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Economics Former
The Latin American Company Senior Fellow Former
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     SBSA $0.17 -0.01 (-6.42% )
Average Volume 169,731
Shares Outstanding 41.50M
Market Cap 7.3M
Year High 1.1
Year Low 0.0612
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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